Change The World

Change the World 2026

Our thirteenth annual Change the World was very successful. Once again, we filled the month of May with many activities all designed to share God’s love. We were blessed to have several project coordinators who willingly donated their time and effort. We are also grateful to have a Church Council, Pastor, and congregation that eagerly support this event each year. Our projects included:

• A food drive that supported the VA Center in Albany,
• A Moonbee that created washable, reusable feminine hygiene kits for girls in third world countries,
• Potting and distribution of plants for residents of Van Rensselaer Heights,
• Assistance in developing a garden area with and for residents of Van Rensselaer Heights,
• Making and donating hats, mittens and scarves for our Red Bird Missions Shoebox Project,
• Filling and donating 43 shoeboxes for our Red Bird Missions Project based in Kentucky,
• Making 6 bluebird bird houses which are being distributed to church members and residents of senior housing facilities,
• Providing a concert by our sanctuary choir for residents of Hawthorne Ridge,
• Providing a Food Truck Festival for community members,
• Providing a delicious brunch for Change the World Sunday participants, and
• Decorating pots for plants.

Project coordinators included: Lorraine Beals, Carrie Larson, Aleta Schweigert, Regina Wheeler, Lauren Lehmann and Kim
Gattie.

We spent $693.31 on supplies and expenses with a budget of $700. It should be noted that our project coordinators provided financial assistance for projects without requesting reimbursement.

A donation of $100. was made to the Endwell United Methodist Church for their generous gift of picking up our shoeboxes for storage at their church until delivery to Kentucky in the fall. Cost of mailing the shoeboxes ourselves would have been prohibitive.

Submitted by John Schmidt, CTW Event Coordinator